Secularization: The decline of the supernatural realm

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dc.authoridErtit, Volkan -- 0000-0002-6114-2606
dc.contributor.authorErtit, Volkan
dc.date.accessioned13.07.201910:50:10
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-16T09:15:16Z
dc.date.available13.07.201910:50:10
dc.date.available2019-07-16T09:15:16Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.departmentFen-Edebiyat Fakültesi
dc.description.abstractHow to define and measure secularization is among the most fervent discussions in the literature on the sociology of religion. The perception of secularization only in terms of change in the social prestige and influence of religion has confined the discussion on secularization to a narrower perspective, both theoretically and empirically. This paper argues that the supernatural realm (of which religion is a part), rather than religion itself, should be at the center of discussions on secularization. Since the term "supernatural realm" is used as an all-embracing concept, the decline in the social prestige and influence of religion-like structures, folk beliefs, magic and so forth are also considered part of the discussions on secularization. This is because Abrahamic or official religions are not the only supernatural entities that have noticeable effects on the daily lives of individuals. The paper also maintains that to hold a discussion on secularization in a comprehensive manner, academic works require "a defined period of time and place" rather a single timeframe because secularization is not the description of a situation but the definition of a process. If secularization is defined as such, the frequency of prayers, the rates of going to church, or changes in the number of believers will not be primal in measuring secularization because of how the supernatural reflects itself on daily practices might be different in different societies or belief systems. Thus, the definition put forward in this paper, based on the supernatural realm, will enhance the understanding not only of radical secularization processes in modern Western Europe (and its offshoots) but also of the secularization processes of modernizing non-Western countries.
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/rel9040092
dc.identifier.issn2077-1444
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/rel9040092
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12451/4340
dc.identifier.volume9en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000435183400003
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relation.ispartofRELIGIONS
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectSecularization
dc.subjectSupernatural
dc.subjectReligion
dc.subjectReligion-like Structures
dc.subjectFolk Beliefs
dc.subjectMagic
dc.titleSecularization: The decline of the supernatural realm
dc.typeArticle

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